Safety-razor-blade holder



A ril 2, 1929. H. J. ENGEL 1,707,848 SAFETY RAZOR BLADE HOLDER Filed April 192 "WWII ,3 W I J n m" 7 INVENTOR.

129mg .1 Ellyn] ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. ENGEL, OF NEW'YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-RAZOR-BLADE HOLDER.

Application filed April 2,

This inventionrelates to improvements in safety razor blade holders, and has for its primary object, the provision of a means for safety and securely holding safety razor blades of the most popular makes so that they may be used for ripping seams, trimming paper, cutting furs and for other similar purposes, without subjecting the user to in ury.

Another object of the invention resides in a safety razor blade holder which permits of the quick insertion and removalof an old safety razor blade, and when the blade is in position within the holder, a portion of the same is exposed for cutting purposes, but which portion may be covered or concealed when the holder is not in use by a suitable guard which is slidably mounted thereon.

lVith these and other objeets'in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are here inafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the holder element per se.

. Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. v

Figure 4 is a similar view on the line H of Figure 1.

Fi ure 5 is an elevational view of the sliding e ement.

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 5. Y

Figure 7 is a similar view on the line 77 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is an elevational View of the protecting guard.

Figure 9 is an end view of the protecting guard.

Figure 10 is an elevational view looking at the side of the guard opposite to that shown in Figure 8. t

Figure 11 is a view of the holder element showing the manner of placing a blade of the Gillette type therein.

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 11 but showing the manner of inserting a blade of the single cutting edge type.

Figure 13 is a side elevational View of the holder with a blade mounted therein and the 1926. Serial N0. 99,352.

while they are lying around the table or' baskets, due to the thin shape and extremely sharp edges. I appreciate that various holders have heretofore been placed on the market for receiving razor blades, but they expose the full length of the blade, making their use dangerous due to the exposed end near the handle where the fingers are adapted to rest and if they are provided with a protecting clip which necessitates its removal during use, the clipmay easil' become lost or misplaced. My invention is esigned to overcome all of these objections and the construction of which will now be described.

Referring more particularly to the draw- I ings, the reference character A designates the main holder element which is constructed of a single piece of material so formed as to provide a flat head 1 and a handle 2. An

elongated slot 3 is provided in the flat head 1 and is adapted to receive one side of the top of a single edge blade being clearly shown at B in Figure 12 of the drawing. The outer end wall of the slot 3 is provided with a recess 4 for accommodating a part to be presently described. At the joinder of the head 1 with the handle 2, the material is pressed out to provide a stop 5 for limiting the inward movement of a double edge blade C such as shownin Figure 11 of the drawing. An

elongated slit 6 is provided in the head 1 be low the slot 3 and is adapted to slidably sup.- port a guard upon the head as will presently e explained. The lower edge of the head 1 is cut-away or notched as at 7 v to expose approximately one-half of the cutting edge of the blade.

Slidably mounted upon the head 1 is a slide element 8 which is provided with a longitudinally disposed cavity 9, corresponding in shape to the slot 3, with the exception that the recess extends to the inner end of the slide for receiving the opposite side of the top of the single edge blade B. The lower end of the slide element ,is cut-away or notched as at 7 for alignment with the cutaway 7 in the head 1. The side edges together with the outer edge of theslide element are bent upon themselves as at 10, 11 and 12 to provide channels for receiving the corresponding edges of the head 1, the channels 10 and 11. serve to slidably support the element upon the head, while the front end 12' serves as a stop for limiting the insertion of the element upon the head. The front end of the slide element is provided with an extending tongue 13 having an inwardly extending nose 14: which is adapted to snap into the recess 4 provided in the head 1 for holding the-sliding element in alocked position upon the holder element. ment is adapted to be constructed of very light metal to permit the bending of the side and end edges and to allow for the formation of the cavity 9, which edges and cavity serve to strengthen the slid-e element.

The reference numeral 15 designates a pro tecting guard which is constructed from a light springy metal and is relatively U- shaped in cross section as shown in Figure 9 of the drawing. One of the sides of the guard 15 is flat for engagement with the outer side of the sliding element, while the oppo site side of the guard is provided with an in wardly extending rib 17, which fits into a slit 6 for slidably mounting the guard upon the head 1. The wall of the guardrwhich is provided'with the rib 17 has one of itsends namely, 19, notched as at 16 to allow the guard to be moved to the extreme front end of the slide element 8 and against the bent over edge 12. When it is desired to change the blades, it is not necessary to remove the guard 15 as there is suflicient clearance to remove or insert the blades when only the slide element is removed, thus any possibility of the guard becoming lost or misplaced is eliminated.

For the purpose of removing a blade for the insertion of a new one, the slide element is readily removed by holding the handle 2 with'the left hand, passing the finger tips of the right hand on the underside of the part 1 and the thumb on top of the slide element, after which a forward twist will spring the nose 1 L out of the recess 4. By holding the guard with the thumb and index finger in place and pulling outward upon the sliding element 8 with the right hand, the blade can easily be taken out either for reversing the blade to expose the other part of the cutting The sliding eleedge or replacing the same by. a new blade. When the new blade has been inserted the sliding element 8 may be replaced and pushed back until the nose 14 again snaps into the recess i. It will be seen with reference to Figure 13 that when the device is adapted for use, the guard 15 may be moved backward to expose the cutting edge of the blade, but when not in use, the guard be pushed forward to cover the exposed edge and eliminate any danger of injury by accidental cutting. V lVhilc I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment ofmy invention, it is obvious thatvmany of the details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is I 1. A safety razor bladeholdercomprising a member having a handle portion and a flat head'at one end thereof,=said head having an elongated slot therein, a portion of the lower edge of said head being cut-away, and an element slidable over said headvand having an elongated cavity therein for co-action with said elongated slot for accommodating the head of a blade and for clamping the razor blade therebetween, said element having a notch therein to register with the cut-away portion in said head for exposing a portion of the cutting edge of said blade.

2. A blade holder comprising a member formed to provide a handle portion and a flat head at one end thereof, said head having an elongated slot therein, a slide element movable on said head and having a cavity for (Bo-action with said elongated slot and adapted for clamping a safety razor blade therebetween, and co-acting means on said head and slidable element for locking the latter against movement. I

3. A safety razorblade holder comprising a member formed of a single piece of material to provide a flat head and a handle portion, said head being notched along one of its edges, a longitudinal slit provided in said head, an. element slidably mounted upon said head and having a notched portion for alignment with the notch portion in said head, a guard of relatively U-shape in cross section, and a rib extending inwardly from one of the walls of said guard for reception in said slit for slidably mounting said guard upon said head. V

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

HENRY J. ENGEL. 

